Clothes-pin.



H. F. KAHL.

CLOTHES PIN. APPLICATlON FILED OCT. 26. 1916.

Patented. Mar. 19, 1918. v

HERBERT F. KAHL, 0F MARKESAN, VTISCONSIN.

CLOTHES-PIN.

Application filed Gctober 26. 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT F. KAHL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Markesan, in the county of Green Lake and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain useful Improvements in Clothes-Pins, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The invention relates to a clothes pin and more particularly to the class of reinforced clothes pins.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a pin of this character wherein the body thereof is reinforced at a point contiguous to the crest of the crotch of the bifurcation providing the fingers or limbs of the pin so as to avoid any possibility of the splitting of the pin when in use thereby increasing the life of the pin.

Another object of the invention is the provision of apin of this character wherein the reinforcing band or member is constructed as that it can be readily applied to the body of the pin without cutting into the body or otherwise weakening the same and when applied will materially reinforce the pin so as to eliminate the splitting of the same result ing from hard or severe uses.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a pin of this character which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, strong, durable and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pin constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view through the pin and reinforcing band.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the band.

Fig. 4: is a sectional view on the line l4: of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Serial No. 127,842.

Referring to the drawing in detail A desi nates generally a clothes pin which is the same in construction as those in common use, having a head 5 and slot 6 forming the gripping fingers or limbs 7 of the pin as usual. The head 5 is slightly enlarged and has its external surface tapered in the direction of the fingers or limbs 7 while fitted upon the head is a reinforcing band, ring or collar 8 which tapers correspondingly to the exteriorly tapered formation of said head 5 so that the collar, ring or band can he slipped over the fingers or limbs 7 when compressed and forced tightly onto the head so that it will be positioned contiguous to the closed end of the bifurcation or slot 6 between the fingers 7 and this band, ring or collar 8 has struck inwardly therefrom at diametrically opposite points indentations constituting anchoring protuberances 9 which bite into the head 5 for the secure fastening of the band, ring or collar 8 thereon and avoiding the slipping of the same in the direction of the fingers of the pin. The formation of the head' 5 prevents the displacement of the band, ring, or collar 8 in the opposite direction because the larger cross sectional diameter of said head 5 is greater than the diameter of the larger end of the ring, collar or band so that in this manner the necessity for cutting into the body or head of the pin is eliminated which would result in the weakening of the pin and the band, collar or the like is firmly and securely anchored upon the pin or secure thereto so as to materially reinforce the same to avoid splitting of the pin when in use.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of use of the pin will be clearly understood and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

A device of the kind described consisting of an annular metallic member conical in cross section, and a pair of integral inwardly projecting and oppositely arranged projections formed as indentations upon the inner circumference of said annular member and having an inner inclined fiat side converging in the direction of the narrow end of said annular member.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

HERBERT r. KAHL.

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